Arts

A sculptor famous for his surreal public art installations has unveiled his latest creation - a disused office building that is covered in zips. British artist Alex Chinneck, renowned for creating the illusion that the facade of an abandoned house had slipped down, put the finishing touches on his creation last night. Huge zippers have been installed on the front and back of the building, in Ashford, Kent, giving the impression the building can be completely opened up. Brundett House...

Fitzwilliam Museum, in Cambridge is displaying the exhibition

Commonly seen as a theatre of the absurd play, Exit the King (this is a new version by Patrick Marber) is one of four by Eugène Ionesco where the main protagonist Berenger is written as a kind of Every Person. Though Ionesco is a towering presence in the history of modern theatre, often grouped by critic and scholar Martin Esslin with writers like Sam Beckett and Jean Genet, this is the first time his work has ever been performed at...

Photographer Hugh Brown uncovered those exposed to the harshest and most dangerous ways of making a living

The photos taken over five days in June show Brits watching the World Cup and making most of the scorching weather in the capital.

The portrait, painted in oil on linen, is the work of the distinguished artist Victoria Crowe and was painted at Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire.

Rory Mullarkey’s boundless satirical investigation into the nature of storytelling and role play is a reflection of the chaotic times we live in and a measure of the changing ways in which we use narrative and personal myth-making to navigate the modern world. Mullarkey’s writing has an ironic bite through its “what if” game like scenario, equally met by director Sam Pritchard’s inventive and playful directing. Sasha Milavic Davies’ movement direction also takes it to another level entirely. Repetition and...

Tech and poetry come together for two nights of live improvised performances

The author gave the book to then 28-year-old Albina ‘Lily’ Falle, from Jersey, in January 1887.